I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense.

The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.

The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.

Throughout my scientific career, my wife has been my most constant collaborator. Her experimental skill made major contributions to the work; she has eased for me beyond measure the difficulties of communication that accompany deafness; her encouragement and fortitude have been my strongest supports.

Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend smile and leave.

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses one misses more nonsense than sense.

The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive I have a life with four kids I work on TV I do movies so the deafness question is it that they want to know because what? Not sure.

I hope that through my example such as my role on 'The West Wing ' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.

The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.